that's why Mansun were kind of really out there in a world of their own. Shame we didn't get more music out of them. But that's what happens when public apathy and record label pressure catches up to a band.

but xtc might have scratched the same type of peoples itch a generation before. Talk Talk also had mixture of chart success and doing less charty stuff......also with acompletely different tempo, David Sylvian of Japan

but i finally after what, 19 odd years, remembered to listen to The Attack Of The Grey Lantern (or whatever) yesterday and it's a bit annoying. or dated. or something. plus on spotify the last song is dreadful.